races2000 {DAAG}R Documentation

Scottish Hill Races Data - 2000

Description

The record times in 2000 for 77 Scottish long distance races. We believe the data are, for the most part, trustworthy. However, the dist variable for Caerketton (record 58) seems to have been variously recorded as 1.5 mi and 2.5 mi.

Usage

races2000

Format

This data frame contains the following columns:

dist
distance, in miles (on the map)
climb
total height gained during the route, in feet
time
record time in hours
timef
record time in hours for females
type
a factor, with levels indicating type of race, i.e. hill, marathon, relay, uphill or other

Source

The Scottish Running Resource, http://www.hillrunning.co.uk

Examples

    pairs(races2000[,-5])

[Package DAAG version 0.99-3 Index]